Prioritize Your Priorities

What do you value most? Are you living in alignment with your core values? Do you prioritize your priorities?

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There's a saying: every new chapter of our lives requires a new version of ourselves. This is why reflecting on the following question should be a frequent and fundamental practice: Right now, what and who must matter most in my life, and why?

When we act in accordance with our core values, we experience a sense of engagement, meaning, and purpose. Our personalities and life circumstances shape our own unique values. 

Remember this line, if nothing else: Remain true to you—your interests, your passions, your people.

Albert Einstein once remarked, "Everybody is a genius… but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." You're not stupid. You're brilliant. Your brilliance is connected to what lights your soul on fire. As the late, great Howard Thurman emphasized, "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do that… because what the world needs is more people who have come alive."

So let’s make this personal to you.

Grab a pen and your mental performance journal. Write down what matters to you most.

A. Soft Balls (every day or every week):

• Spiritual practice, prayer or meditation

• Connect with loved ones

• Break a sweat, exercise, stretch or yoga

• Hydrate—drink your body weight in ounces of water

• Work on yourself, your job, and your future

B. Golf Balls (every month or every quarter):

• Visit parents or grandparents

• Reconnect with old friends or colleagues

• Enjoy a spa day or personal relaxation day

• Write three handwritten letters

• Finish books, podcasts, or documentaries

C. Pebbles (several times per year):

• Attend weddings

• Go on vacations or weekend road trips

• Set goals

• Run a marathon or undertake a difficult endeavor

• Get an annual physical, dental checkup, or bloodwork

D. People I’d LOVE to have coffee with:

• Family Member

• Friend

• Coach

• Mentor

• Celebrity

This is just a framework. CREATE YOUR OWN!

Put first things first.

Align your core activities with your core values.

Prioritize your priorities.

Go be great.

MG